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6.1.A. - Page 7 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING AMONG THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY, CITY OF MENLO PARK, TOWN OF ATHERTON, AND COUNTY OF SAN MATEO (BAYFRONT CANAL AND ATHERTON CHANNEL FLOOD MANAGEMENT AND RESTORATION PROJECT) This Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") is made and entered into this day of , 2017 by and between the City of Redwood City, the City of Menlo Park, and the Town of Atherton ("Cities"), municipal corporations of the State of California, and the County of San Mateo ("County"), collectively referred to as Bayfront Canal/Atherton Channel Collaborative ("Collaborative"). 1. Purpose. The purpose of this MOU is to establish the terms and conditions for the cost sharing and responsibilities for the design phase of the Bayfront Canal and Atherton Channel Flood Management and Restoration Project (hereinafter referred to as "PROJECT"), which will include the engineering planning, design drawings, technical specifications, and cost estimates; environmental compliance and construction permitting; and securing property access rights necessary to initiate construction bidding. This includes initial site surveys, hydraulic analysis, environmental and construction permitting approval, design drawings, specifications and engineering design estimates for the Bayfront Canal and Atherton Channel Flood Management and Restoration Project, as listed in the "Scope" section of Exhibit A to this MOU titled, Bayfront Canal and Atherton Channel Flood Management and Restoration Project. This MOU does not include construction and operation and maintenance activities, but it will serve as a template for future agreements with the Collaborative. This MOU outlines responsibilities for the first of a series of projects that will provide a regional approach for flood risk management. The Collaborative will maintain a comprehensive list of the current known flood risk reduction projects in the Bayfront Canal and Atherton Channel watersheds. Flow contribution percentages, as shown in Exhibit A, pending review by the initial task of consulting engineers, will be used to determine the initial expected financial contribution of each member in the Collaborative. The flow contributions will be reviewed and confirmed by the Collaborative. This initial engineering Task will be performed on behalf of all parties as part of the first task of the consulting engineers. Exhibit A addresses the process to modify contribution percentages following the consultant review. Additional projects that could impact flow contributions, including but not limited to the projects described in Table 2 of Exhibit A, will not be included until significant design and funding of those projects is completed. PROJECT construction, operation, and maintenance cost responsibilities will be addressed in future Agreements, or MOUS, subject to the agreement of all parties. 2. Term of MOU and Termination. This MOU is effective upon the day and date last signed and executed by the duly authorized representatives of the Collaborative to this MOU and the governing bodies of the Collaborative's respective jurisdictions and shall remain in full force and effect until the completion of the PROJECT. This MOU includes all 20170912_Bayfront_MOU Draft.docx